Revolving collapsible beam for dyeing-machines.



F. M. MORTON. REVOLVING GOLLAPSIBLE BEAM FOR DYEING MACH! NES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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- FRANK IVI. MORTON, or rnonuric, ALABAMA, assionon or ONE-THIRD T0 H. L. woonnurr AND ONE-THIRD T0 w. H. DISMUKE, or COLUMBUS, enonem.

REVOLVING- COLLAPSIBLE BEAM FOR DYEI NG- IVIACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1912.

Serial No. 683,420.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, FRANK M. MORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix city, inthe county of Lee and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revolving Collapsible Beams for Dyeing-'Machines; and I do declare the following,to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as -will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in revolving and collapsible beams for dyeing machines.

The objects of the invention are to pro vide a beam of this-character having an improved and simplified means for collapsing the yarn supporting slats thereof and .an im proved adjustable means for limiting the rangement of parts as will'be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section of my improved beam; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the 1 line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. a is a side'view of one of the slat expanding members of thef beam.

. My improved beam comprises a supporting shaft 1 the ends of which are reduced to form'shoulders 2, and said ends are threaded a short distance beyond the shoulders 2 as shown at 3 and are extended aconsiderable distance beyond the threaded portions to form journals 4:, by means of which the beam is revolubly supported in the dye tank or tub (not shown). Engaged with one end of the shaft 1 is a head 5, said head being clamped against the shoulder of this end of the shaft by a clamping nut 6, there by rigidly securing the head to the shaft.

011 the opposite end of the shaft is arranged;

a head 7 which is likewise clamped against" the shoulder 2 and rigidly fastened tothis end of the shaft by a nut 8, said nuts 6 and 8 being screwed onto the threaded portions 3 of tee shaft. p

The heads 5 and 7 are provided a suitable distance from their outer edges with annular Patented Ma 20, 1913.

enlargements 9 and the central portions of said heads are offset on their outer sides as shown. The enlargements 9 are concentrlc with the center of the heads and have therein an annular series of radial recesses 10 between which are lugs 11 projecting a suitable distance beyond the inner faces of the heads for a purpose hereinafter'described. The heads 5 and 7 are connected together and braced by a series of longitudinally disposed tie rods 12, the ends of which project through the heads and are threaded to receive clamping nuts 14 which are screwed into engagement with the outer sides of the heads as shown. The heads are provided on their outer sides with radially disposed bracing ribs 15 and the head? has on its outer side a concentric annular flange 16 to receive the tubular beam trunnion. (Not shown).

Slidably mounted on the shaft'l are a series of slat supporting and expanding rings 1.7, each of which comprises a central hub 18, a series of radially projecting spokes 19 r and a rimfiO. In the rims 20 are formed series of radially disposed slat receiving notches 21 with which are engaged a series of yarn supporting slats 22. Any number of slat sdpporting rings 17 may be provided and they are preferably spaced equal distances apart on the shaft, 1 and are connected together to move in unison by a pair of connecting rods 23, the ends of which are reduced and threaded to receive clamping nuts 24:. The rods 23 extend through suitable apertures in two of the spokes and are arranged dianietricall opposite to each other as shown. rods are engaged with the, end rings 17 which are clamped against the shoulders formed by said reduced ends, by the nuts 2d. The intermediate rings are'spaced apart and held in position on therods 23 and shaft 1 by cotter pins or similanfastenings 25 which are engaged with apertures in the rods on opposite sides of the rings.

The ends of the slats 22 are slidably 'ar- The re noted ends of the I I upon the bottcrzis of the recesses.

tween the inner ranged in the recesses 16- in the heads and "2' and they Work radiallybetween the inwardly projecting eicments 11 here own iii the form 01" iiigs or ribs. The ,disl recesses are of greater length then the depth of the shits. so that the latter may have nieiit radiei mctemcct, but the slats are of such thickness that ii I ihe fist side .Ytii, lfi of 1 A6 rei'zesses lie the extremities r; the siets engage and slide B con-- structing the gmrts in this manner and providing the inner ends of the notches or recesses 19 with Wells 10", gciinst which t e inner ad -cs oi? the shits hear when the shits are coiiapscd, the d t, liquor will he efiectiveiy prevented from passing around the ends cf the. The ribs or projecting eiements ll formed on the heads between the rec sses 1O tor the purpose oi? supporting the end portions of the body of yarn on the beam when the shits are collapsed, hereby preventing the dye iiqUDl' from p essing heesof'the heads 5, 7 the adjacent or end portions of the'hcd y' of yarn on the beam. I have found in practice that in order to do effective Work with a coiiapsibie dyeing beam, it is necessary to have a substantially flied-tight engagement between the heads of the'beam and the ends of the skis and end mrtions of the body of yarn on the beam, the siets coiiapscd; and such connection between the parts is effected by the provision of the inwardly-projecting lugs 11 and making the recesses 1.0 with closed inner ends la the straight side portions 10.

' The expanding mechanism for the .v comprises in addition to expand. i 17, a, series of cam shepedor beveled expnn ing blocks c6 attached to the inner edges of the slats, one of ssid biocks being disposed in each of the notches 21 in the expanding rings. The beveled edges of the expanding blocks are engaged with the inner ends of the notches 21 whereby, when the expanding ring are adjusted iongitudinali r in one dire m on the shaft 1, the engagement of said edges with the inner ends of the notches 21 will expand or force the shits outwardly to a greater or ices extent, and when said rings are shifted in the opposite direc tion the slats will he permitted to retract er collapse zindthus reiiere the xcssurcof the slats 0n the yarn wound thereon.

The siat expanding run-r5 are shitted to expand. or permitthe sluts to retract by means of a ring adjusting or shifting screw 27 which revohihiy mounted in the head 7 of the bee 1. and has its inner threaded end in operative engng ci'ucnt with a threaded aperture 28 in oueoi. the aiiijaccnt end shit expanding ring. The screw 7 is swiveied or revohibiy secured in the head 7 :md'heid against iongitudiimi oesece movement therein by flange 29 arranged on the screw adjacent to the outer side of the head '2' and. by a collar 30 iixedoiii the screw adjacent to the inner side of the head. The outer end of the screw 27 is squared as 31 to receive 1:. Wrench or handle, whereby the screw 2115 be turned in one direction or the other. By arranging the screw 27 as he Tn shown and described, it Wiii he read iifseen that when the screw is turned in One direction the engagenfient of the threaded end thereof with the threaded passage in the end expanding ring will draw said ring, tcgether with the other rings connected therewith, toward the head 7 01- thebeam, thus engaging the inner ends of the iietches L rings with the beveled edges of the expanding hiocks 26 of the'sleis to force the latter outwardly. it 'Wiii else be seen that the reverse moveziiezit of the screw Wiii shift the entire set cf expanding rings in the opposite direct-i021, thereby permitting the sh: ts to retract or coiizipse, I

In Order to limit or reguiete the movement of the cxpendii'ig ridge 1? and the consequent expansion 0r retraction of the slats 22, E provideegage screw 32,the in ner end of which is threadedand is engagged Withathreeded aperture 33 in the spoke of the expanding ring opposite to the spoke having the threaded apect-ure On the. screw 32 adjacent to the outer side of the head 7 is arranged a stop flange 34: which is edspted to engage said outer side of the headismd to thereby limit the" invard or retracting movement of the expanding rings. G11 thcscrew 32' is an adjustebie stop collar 2-35 which is adapted to be cccured in its adjusted position the screw by screw The collar when udjustshly secured to the screw 32 in the for expanding the shits 22 and will thereby iimit this movement of the expanding rings and the resulting progectlon or expansion of the slats.

in thehead of the beam within the centrei "portion thereof surrounded bythe flange 16 are asei ies or openings 37 through which ti dyeing liquor is. admitted to the beam from the insular ournei (not shown) but whichis apt-ed in practice to be connected with the ennuisr flange 16 By means of my vimprmied adjusting mechanism it Wiii be see that the expanding rings may be reedi'ly ""usted tof' cixpand or to permit the yam r 1 rtingz shits tocoliepse, sod that tie gage screw with its adherein shown and dec 1 iifting movement of the rings cache reach reguieted to causethe ri. Us

{ siets to the desired extent. siat engaging hig'e'l'i and to expen By prawn-i forming the ends of the slats to'closely fit the recesses 10 in the heads of the beam the dye liquor admitted through the openings 37 in the head 7 will be prevented from channeling or working around or between the ends of the slats and the adjacent parts of the head thus causing the dye liquor to pass through the yarn wound on the'slats.

The use and operation of the invention is as follows: Assuming the beam is empty, the screw 27 is turned in the proper direction to expand the slats 22 and the gage screw or member 32 is then screwed inwardly to bring the fiari e 34; against. the outer face of the head 7 for the purpose of getting the outer end of said screw 32 out of the way and permitting the beam to be readily placed in the warper and also for the purpose of causing said screw 32 to assist the screw 27 in bracing the expanding rings 17. lVhen the beam is thus expanded, it is placed in the warper and the yarn wound thereon. in the usual manner, after which the beam is removed fronr the warper and the gage screw 32 is run out until the stop collar 35 engages the inner face of the head 7. The shifting screw is then turned in the pro oer direction to cause the slats to collapse, tis movement of the screw being continued until the stop 34 of the gage screw 32 again en gages the outer face of the head 7, where upon the beam will be fully collapsed and it may be placed in the dye vat or machine. It will be observed that by constructing and aranging the gage or stop device in this manner, it will be very easy for the opera tor to determine the position of the slats, even though they are covered with the yarn.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the ,form proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is; v

l. In a revolving collapsible dyeing beam, a supporting shaft, heads fixed thereon, a plurality of slat expanding rings slidably mounted on said shaft, a plurality of rat dially movable slats supported and expanded by said rings, means on said heads to receire the ends of the slats and to provide a substantially fluid tight engagement between the heads and ends of the slats when the latter are collapsed, and means whereby said expanding rings are adjusted to expand the slats or to permit the latter to collapse.

In a revolving collapsible dyeing beam, a supporting shaft. ,heads fixedly mounted thereon andvhaving in their inner sides a plurality of radially" disposed slat receivingnotches, a plurality of yarn supporting slats having their ends slidably and closely en gaged with said recesses, a plurality of slat engaging lugs arranged on said heads between said recesses to provide a substantially fluid tight engagement with'the slats, vsaid lugs projecting inwardly beyond the inner faces of the heads,- anda adapted to be en-' gaged by the yarn on therbeam when the slats are collapsed, whereby the dye llquor will be prevented from passing between the inner side faces of theheads and the end portions of the body of the yarn on the beam, said recesses being of greater length.

than the width of the slats, whereby, the

latter are permitted to move freely between i the lugs, a series of slati ex anding rings ,slidably mounted on the, sha t and having an operative engagement with said slats, and means whereby said rings are adjusted to expand the slats and to permitthe latter to collapse. v

3. In a revolving collapsible dyeing beam, a supporting shaft, slat supporting heads fixed on said shaft, a plurality of'yarn supporting slats having an adjustable, substantially fluid tight engagement with said heads, a plurality of slat expanding rings 9 slidably mounted on said shaft and having an operative engagement with said slats, whereby, the latter are expanded and pen mitted to retract, a ring adjusting screw swiveled in one of said heads and having its threaded inner enden aged with the adjacent endmost expan ing ring, whereby, said rings are adjusted to expand said slats and to permit the same to collapse, an adjustable gage adapted .to limit the movement of said expanding rings thereby regulating the expansion of said slats, and means to connect said rings together, whereby, they are moved in unison.

4;. In a revolving collapsible dyeing beam, a supporting shaft, slat supporting heads fixed on said shaft, a plurality of yarn supporting slats having an adjustable, substantially 'iluid tight engagement with said heads, a plurality of slat expanding rings slidably mounted on said shaft and having an operative engagement with said slats, whereby, the latter are expanded and permitted to retract, a ring adjusting screw swivclcd in one of said headsand having its threaded inner end engaged with the adjacent endmost expanding ring, whereby, said rings are adjusted to expand said slats and to permit the same to collapse, a gage screw having a threaded engagement with one of said expanding rings and having a sliding engagement with the adjacent head of the beam, a stop flange on said screw to engage the outer side of said head, whereby, the movement of said expanding rings is limited in one direction and a stop. collar adjustably l engagement of the ends of we slats with secured to the screw adjacent to the opposite sideof said head, whereby, the adjustment of the expanding rings in the opposite direction is conti'olled or regulated;

5.'In a hollow revolving collapsible dyeing bean the combination with a series of spaced apart, collapsible slots and means for shifting the same, of fixedly connected beam heads provided with guideways for the ends of the slats, and elements extending inwardly from the inner faces of the heads and adapted to be engaged by the yarn on the boom when the slats are collapsed, whereby the dye liquor is prevented from passing between the inner faces of the heads and the end portions of the body of yarn on the beam.

(5. In a hollow revolvingcollapsible dye ing beam, the combination of a shaft, heads thereon and formed in their inner faces with recesses having unbroken side Walls united with an inner end wall, a series ofcollapsible slats having their ends slidably engaging both side walls of said recesses the inner edges of said slats being adapted to engage the inner end Walls of the recesses when the slats are collapsed to provide a fluid-tight heads, and means for actuating said. slats.

7 In a hollow revolving collapsible dyeing beam; the combination of a shaft, heads thereon and formed with slat-receiving recesses having side walls uniting with inner end Walls, asei'ies of longitudinal. rods ranged at. a d stance from the shaft and connecting the heads; a series of collapsible slats having ends slidsbly engaged Withthe recesses in. the heads," inwaroily-projecting lugs on the inner faces of the heads and disposed between said recesses, said lugs being adapted to support the end portions of the body of yarnon the beam when. the slats are I collapsed, series of coins onsaid slats, series 7 oi rigidly connected rings slidably arranged on the shaft and having notches to receive said cams, and an operating. screw swiveled in one of said heads andhavinga'threaded engagement with one'of the endniost rings; In testimony whereof I havehereuntoset my hand in presence 07f two subscribing wit messes.

v FRANK M. MORTON, Witnesses r J. S. Kmnnonon,

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